{"id":18520,"date":"2024-04-30T03:13:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T03:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/philippines-ongoing-power-crisis-is-not-artificial-says-marcos\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T03:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T03:13:50","slug":"philippines-ongoing-power-crisis-is-not-artificial-says-marcos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/philippines-ongoing-power-crisis-is-not-artificial-says-marcos\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines\u2019 ongoing power crisis is not artificial, says Marcos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday dispelled fears that the Philippines was experiencing an artificial power crisis after the country\u2019s sole grid operator again raised a yellow alert in the Luzon and Visayas grids, citing an El Ni\u00f1o-driven increase in demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely is not an artificial crisis because the power systems are overloaded,\u201d he told reporters in the southern province of Cotabato, based on a transcript from his off<\/span>ice.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumption suddenly increased due to the extreme heat,\u201d he added. \u201cThe systems are encountering different problems that\u2019s why we\u2019re closely monitoring them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metro Manila and many parts of the country have recently been experiencing sizzling temperatures, putting a strain on the power supply.<\/p>\n

Mr. Marcos said the Philippines was in a \u201ccrisis,\u201d vowing to find ways to avoid high electricity costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the government would further endorse National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to monitor the power supply. We\u2019re continuing to monitor the price and we\u2019re continuing to encourage and to endorse all of the programs of NGCP so that they will increase the coverage of their transmission lines all over the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Monday, yellow alerts were placed on Luzon and the Visayas grids due to thin operating margins as there were still power plants on forced outage, according to the NGCP.<\/p>\n

NGCP said in a statement that the Luzon grid was under yellow alert from 2-5 p.m. and 6-11 p.m. <\/span><\/p>\n

Yellow alerts are issued when the supply available to the grid falls below a safety threshold. If the supply-demand balance deteriorates, a red alert is declared. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Luzon grid\u2019s available capacity was 14,952 megawatts (MW), while peak demand forecast was 13,893 MW, according to the NGCP.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said four power plants have been on forced outage since 2023, four between January and March 2024 and 13 this month. One plant is running on a derated capacity. Due to the forced outage, a total of 1,443.3 MW were unavailable to the grid.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, the Visayas grid was placed under yellow alert from 1-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe extension of the yellow alert in Luzon and the declaration of a yellow alert in the Visayas were due to increase in forecasted demand,\u201d the NGCP said.<\/p>\n

Available capacity for the Visayas grid was 2,835 MW while peak demand forecast was 2,596 MW.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason for overloading is not only El Ni\u00f1o-related increase in consumption, but it is also because of unexpected power shutdowns of several power plants connected to the national grid,\u201d Terry L. Ridon, a former lawmaker and a public investment analyst, said in a Facebook Messenger chat.<\/p>\n

He said it\u2019s wise for the President to focus on avoiding power cost hikes at this time \u201cbecause much of the supply will now be sourced from the electricity spot market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Ridon urged the government to consider implementing specific summer protocols or short-term fixed price summer contracts for distribution utilities \u201cto avoid a direct resort to the spot market.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Philippines\u2019 energy security is also threatened by the expected depletion of its sole indigenous source of natural gas by 2027. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Malampaya gas field accounts for at least 40% of electricity needs in the capital region, and economists have warned its depletion might result in 12- to 15-hour rotational brownouts across the main island of Luzon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Marcos said his government sees boosting grid connectivity through submarine cables as a solution to power problems across the country. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Philippines has been seeking to explore oil and gas within its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, one of the world\u2019s most important waterways that China claims almost in its entirety, amid the expected Malampaya depletion.<\/span><\/p>\n

POSSIBLE RATE HIKE
\n<\/b><\/span>Meanwhile, consumers in Metro Manila could face a hike in power rates in May as higher demand adds pressure to the spot market, according to Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a measure of supply vis-a-vis the demand. When the demand increases, the pressure is really for prices to go up, particularly in the spot market,\u201d Meralco spokesperson Joe R. Zaldarriaga told reporters on the sidelines of a media briefing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Zaldarriaga said rates could go up because prices at the spot market are also high.<\/p>\n

For April, typical households in Metro Manila experienced a decrease in their monthly electricity bills for the <\/span>f<\/span>irst time this year due to a sharp drop in generation and transmission charges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manuel V. Pangilinan, Meralco\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer, said at a media brief<\/span>ing that the country needs conventional power plants, such as those running on coal, to boost capacity in the grid.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the country needs are conventional, dependable power plants so that we don\u2019t get into this crazy situation when one particular large plant is down for its own reasons, and then we\u2019d probably turn to the ILP (Interruptible Load Program),\u201d he said in mixed English and Filipino.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Data from the Department of Energy showed that as of February coal remained as the country\u2019s top source of electricity.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a share of 43.8%, existing coal plants connected to the grid have a total installed capacity of 12,406 MW. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, the DoE issued a moratorium on the development of new greenfield coal-fired power plants, as the country sought to reduce its dependence on coal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meralco\u2019s controlling stakeholder, Beacon Electric Asset Holdings, Inc., is partly owned by PLDT Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hastings Holdings, Inc., a unit of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund subsidiary MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., has an interest in BusinessWorld<\/i> through the Philippine Star Group, which it controls. \u2014 Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza <\/b>and<\/i> Sheldeen Joy Talavera<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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